Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF),
It is zoonotic (transmitted from animals to humans) that can cause death by symptoms such as fever, weakness, anorexia, muscle pain, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and bleeding in severe cases, caused by a virus belonging to the Nairovirus group of the Bunyaviridae family, carried by ticks.
CCHF disease is transmitted from which animal?
CCHF cases are seen in the spring and summer months in our country, starting with the activation of ticks, which are the main infectious agents of the disease. The disease is seen in our country in harmony with the living areas of the infecting tick species.
In which regions does Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever occur?
The disease, which is seen for the first time in Turkey in the Tokat region, is predominantly seen in the north of the Central Anatolia Region, the south of the Black Sea Region and the north of the Eastern Anatolia Region.
If a tick bites, will it kill for sure?
Ticks infect cattle and humans with the viruses they receive while sucking blood from small cattle. While the virus causes an asymptomatic infection in animals; It causes a serious disease called Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, which results in death in humans and progresses with hemorrhages.
Are there ticks in cities?
“Especially the areas where the tick population is dense; It is densely located in Sivas, Çorum, Tokat, Yozgat, Erzincan, Gümüşhane, south of Giresun, Erzincan and Erzurum provinces.
How do we know if a tick is poisonous?
Harmful tick bites cause fever, headache, neck stiffness, weakness, swelling of the lymph nodes and nausea. Therefore, harmless tick bites do not show any symptoms. When the tick shows an allergic reaction or carries a virus, it will become harmful. It does not show harmless tick symptoms.
What happens if the tick remains in the body?
It is also very important not to touch it with bare hands. The tick's head should not be cut off. If its head stays inside, the tick can infect us with those viruses by vomiting the blood it has sucked. That's why it's important that we remove the tick quickly without breaking its body integrity."
Tick stuck on my body, what should I do?
Since the risk of disease transmission is directly proportional to the time the tick stays in the body, the tick should be removed as soon as possible. Ticks attached to the body should be removed by holding them by the mouth or head without being crushed, after providing a hygienic environment and wearing gloves, with the help of tweezers or forceps, by turning them left and right as if removing a screw.
